A tug of war, won by Ana

The lead passed from hand to hand, 8 times over — it was anyone's guess.

Ana takes the game with 100 points and goes home happy. 9 good hands in a row — at one point, Ana was playing as if they could see everyone else's cards. And that despite a slip in the very last hand.

Runner-up sounds good — gold sounded better. Mihai, with 92 points. Mihai spent a good while in last place and climbed out of it.

Third, on the podium: Elena, up there with eyes on the top step. 2 hands in a row: the whole table kept its word, only Elena didn't — but insisted, with dignity. Elena was even in front after the five-card hand on the way down.

Last place, with dignity: edge, with 73 points. Somebody had to do it. 2 hands in a row: the whole table kept its word, only edge didn't — but insisted, with dignity. After the three-card hand on the way up, edge was 2nd and dreaming of the podium — but the last hands had other plans.

Congratulations to all — see you at the next table!